The Portuguese are very stylish and intensely proud of their art, food, culture and history. The fiercest examples of this pride were on display in Porto, the great city sitting astride the Douro River and the Atlantic Ocean. Porto is world famous for its architecture, which is a heady mix of the ancient, the modern […]
Hit the twisting highway north from Lisbon and you’ll find yourself in a landscape a little like the mid-west region of Western Australia. The bleached yellow sunlight beats down on undulating land pocked with little settlements and green bursts of forest and scrub. There are rows and rows of towering eucalyptus trees lining the road […]
Colchester is about as far as you can get from jellied eels whilst still remaining in Essex. It claims to be the oldest town in Britain because it was the first Roman capital in the country and to this day its castle stands proud in the middle of the town. Built in the 11th century, […]
Our hire car crested a steep hill bringing a panorama of the sunlit West Country through the windshield. The wide green and brown fields spilled across the horizon. It was a beautiful sight for two city dwellers more used to soaring concrete and glass but something caught our eye that seemed quite out of place; […]
Tasting and travelling are two enjoyable past times to have on your hobby list. Of course, many people particularly enjoy one or the other. But combining the two interests can result in some of the most fascinating and gratifying experiences of your life – and this is where wine tourism steps in. Wine tourism is […]
